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The Colombian authorities who are visiting our country maintain that there are “significant advances” in the investigation of the death of prosecutor Marcelo Pecci, although they did not provide many details on the subject.

During a press conference held this morning at the headquarters of the Ministry of the Interior, Paraguayan and Colombian authorities highlighted the joint work they will carry out in the fight against organized crime.

The Minister of the Interior of our country, Federico González, stated that today the full will of the governments of Paraguay and Colombia has been ratified to carry out this fight “without sparing efforts”, advancing and producing results.

For his part, the Minister of the Interior of Colombia, Daniel Palacios Martínez, stated that Colombian President Iván Duque requested that progress be made in the agenda of strengthening bilateral relations with our country, especially in efforts to guarantee regional security, more still in the fight against transnational crime.

Another of the president’s requests was to continue efforts to find those responsible for the death of prosecutor Marcelo Pecci, who died a few weeks ago on a Cartagena beach. “This has been a crime that has shocked not only Paraguay but also Colombia,” he added.

“The investigation is going well, it is going ahead and the results will be forthcoming,” said the minister.

The Director General of the Police of that country, General José Luis Vargas, also spoke on this issue, commenting that during the meeting with President Mario Abdo Benítez they provided him with details on the progress in the investigation of the Pecci case, which included identities, places, locations and other details.

He emphasized that Colombian law prevents them from providing much information about the ongoing investigation, although he stressed that they are working to clarify what happened.

“The Colombian government spares no resources or capacity to find those responsible for this homicide,” Minister Palacios reiterated.